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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
John G. SAKE and His Daughter.

Kansas City Journal.
OF his own children he never tired of talking;
of gentle Laura whom even the balmy air of
Florida could not snatch from the family de-
stroyer-consumption; of Sarah his counterpart.
whose brief life gave promise of remarkable
gifts. Miss Sarah certainly her fathers
idol, although she lived perpetually in defiance
of his most cherished plans for her benefit.
1t was the custom of the SAKE family to spend
the warmest part of the summer at Saratoga 1t
was decided one particular summer that Sarah
should remain at home in charge of the younger
children instead of accompanying her parents.
as had been her former custom. This decision
reused the wrath of the young lady, but in vain
she demonstrated; her best clothing put
der lock and key. and her parents departed,
charging her to be good girl and to content
herself till their return. The season
at it's height and many persons brilliantly
conspicuous in literary circles were gathered I'M
der the the flashing of the watering place chan
deliers. SAKE held his court end of the
saloon that August evening and sat con-
veniently facing the entrance door when ser
want announced Miss SAKE" The poet raised
his eye glass TO behold Sarah. a miss of sixteen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Jack Dempsey, the pugilist, who was arrested
upon the charge of unlawful sparring. yesterday,
at Cleveland, was bound over to the police court
under 5000 bail.
Thos. B. Kerr who was indicted jointly with
Jacob Sharp and James Richmond, for bribing
aldermen, was thrown from his carriage while
driving in Central Park, New York, yesterday,
and seriously injured.
The body of Duncan McKinnon was brought
to Eau Claire. Wis. for burial, from Little
Jump River. He and eight others were stimuli
taneously struck by lightning while working on
a log drive. McKinnon was instantly killed. and
John McGregcr was probably fatally injured.
The others were stunned. but recovered.
DIR. Edward Knox, of Fentriss county Ten
nessee, on Monday, tied up, naked. his fourteen
year-od son for some boyish indiscretion. and
whipped him with black-snake whip until he
became unconscious and, at the pleading of his
mother was taken down. The lad died on Tues
day orning. The father has fed. Lynching
is talked of if he IS caught
William Peltzer, German actor, committed
suicide yesterday morning, at the residence of
Fred. Craft, No. 90 Clay bourne avenue, Chicago,
where he had been stopping. He fired three
shots to make sure of his death. The of
the deed supposed to be insanity. Peltzer had
been taken to different lunatic asylums four
times within the past four years, from all of
which he was discharged as being perfectly sane.
W. c. Brink. a resident of Estele, Wis. com
mitted sulc ide at Chicago. yesterday, by shoot
ing. He WAS well-dressed, evidently weil-io-do,
and about thirty five years old In his pocket a
note was found. addressed to his wife. in which
he informed her she would know without ex-
PLANTATION the cause of his suicide a deed a
farm in Wisconsin. directed to his wife, was also
found.
Two freight trains the Pennsylvania rail-
road collided at Plainsboro, n. j.. yesterday.
Harry Donohue and Harry CARRIER. tramps, who
we're stealing ride, seriously injured.
Howard Turning, a fagman, was badly wounded
about the head. Harry Boggs, engineer of one
of the locomotives, and Albert Rees. fireman,
were badly hurt about the limbs. Both locomo-
tives and several cars were badly wrecked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
A Relic of a Famous Campaign.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
MARTINsvILLE, May A copper medal
about the size of silver half dollar was found
In a garden in this city, yesterday, by gar
derer of this place. The relic is a medal of the
campaign of 1910, when Gen. W. n. Harrison
was a candidate for the presidency, and is os
unusual interest here now. Gen. Ben Harrison
is engaged in courts here at present. and
the medal found the day of
his arrival and Immediately pre-
sented to him. On side is
a bust of President Harrison, together with the
words. major general W. H. Harrison, born Feb.
g. 1773." On the reverse sids is the impression of
a log cabin and barrel of cider and the word1,
The peoples choice, the hero of Tippecanoe.'
1t recalls to the minds of of the oldest citi
zens the memorable campaign of 1840 when
thusiasm reigned supreme and elected Presi-
dent in the person of General Harrison On the
medal s flag, which seems to indicate that
General Ben Harrison's ancestors and friends
have been supporters of ''the flag" the frivolous
sarcasm of the Louisville Courier j ournal to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
ILLINOIS.
Former Resident of Mclean County In
Jail in Texas for Wife-Murder.

A Former Resident of Mclean County In
Jail in Texas for Wife-Murder.
Special to the indianapolis JournaI.
BLOOMINGTON, May 4-Letters received to-
day from Texarkana, Tex. state that a man
named N. B. Mclean. who formerly resided in
the vicinity of Lexington and Chenoa, in this
(McLeanl county, few days ago murdered his
wife and is in Jail at that place for the crime.
Six or seven years ago Mclean disappeared from
this county, and last year he wrote that he had
married wealthy widow in Bowie county, Tex
as The woman had several children. and was
worth $50 000 Last June Mclean was at
Chenoa. and soon after sent two of his step
daughters, very pretty girls to that
place to attend school. The story
of the crime which led to the death of Mrs Nc
Lean is as follows: It seems that her husband
has been dssolute and spendthrift. and that of
late she had refused to furnish him money. One
night about a week ago he went home and de-
manded money, but was refused. and he threat
ened to kill Mrs. Mclean if she did not comply
with his request. A second time he came back
and asked for money and was again refused. He
then attacked the woman with a club and knife
and in fcted wounds upon her head and body OF
such serious nature that she died several
days afterwards. Mclean was captured
and a mob threatened to lynch him. but he was
taken to the Jail at TeXarkana where he is now
incarcerated. When Mclean lived in this coun-
tv he did not bear very good reputation. He
is now about thirty-hve years OF age 1t is said
that for the last two years his conduct toward
his wife has been outrageous. To extort money
from her he would hold his step-chidren oyer
the fire until they severely burned. and
commit other equally inhuman deeds The
young daughters of Mrs Mclean have been tel
graphed, and are on their way to Texarkana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
General Notes.

WAsHISGToS, May 1.-THE President to-day
appointed William II. McLyman collector of Gus
toms for the district of Miami, Ohio; j. w.
Doane, of Chicago, William X. Carlisle, of
Wichita Kan, and Isaac J. Cox, of Ellenville
Dr. Y, commissioners TO examine and report
upon thirty four miles of the Northern Pacific
railroad.
The Civil-servce Commission will. tomorrow,
place before the President, for his approval, a
revision OF the civl-service rules and regula-
tions, which will place the question of promo
tion IN the several departments Of the govern
ment upon basis of excellence to be deter
mined by a competitive examination, which will
be conducted By board of examination
selected by the commission. If the new rules
meet with the approval of the President. they
will Immediately be put in force in the War De-
partment Other departments will be made
subject to them rapidly as boards of exami-
nation can be organized
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Brief Mention.

meeting of the Southern Illinois Press AS
ISOLATION will occur at Mount Vernon on May 5
and 6.
The Springfield Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation proposes establish athletic club
gymnasium.
Gordon S. Chamberlain, jr, son of a we'll
known druggist of Freeport, eloped on las:
Wednesday night with Miss Flora Clark but
deserted her in Chicago, where she was found by
her father. Chamberlain had told his victim
they route for Nebraska, and had prom
ised to marry her in some Iowa town.
Henry P. Becker of Dixon. found dead in
bed on Tuesday morning. He is supposed 10
have died from heart disease. Mr. Becker was
born in Schoharie county. New York, 1879 came
TO Dixon 1859. and widely known the
head of the firm of Becker & Underwood. He
was for several years alderman OF his ward, and
took a very active part in city affairs.
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PROFESSIONAL DE-. sEAT
Riding from New Mexico to Pittsburc on
Railway Car-Trucks.

Riding from New Mexico to PittsburE
Railway Car-Trucks.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
II have beaten the Atchisar and every
other railroad between Pittsb New Next
I'm not afraid of being at up on the
Pennsylvania railroad"
young man about nine..en years of age
stood calmly surveying group of railroad men
that surrounded him at the Union Station this
morning He had just been informed that
soon an officer arrived he and companion
would be placed under arrest. He was you<@
Hebrew who took the situation very coolly a<<
seemed confident that ne would escape the vigi
lance of the policemen.
He had the appearance or being young man
who had but recently become member of the
order of tramps His clothes still had SEM
blance of responsibility, and their fashionable
cut had not yet been twisted out of shape
The cool headed, recently initiated tramp told
quite an interesting story. He and his compan-
ion had been found sleeping in box the
Pennsylvania railroad at daylight this morning.
They had been unceremoniously told seek
sleeping quarters elsewhere, and were supposed
to have left the yards
just the day express on the Pennsylvania
railroad about to start on its fast run for
New York the two were found squeezed on top
OF the trucks of one of the coaches. They were
pulled out and informed that it was the custom
to arrest men who ran the risk of being ground
to pieces by riding on the trucks of fast express
trains. The young Hebrew, however. coo}ly
told his story and it was finally decided not to
arrest him or his companion.
The TWO had stolen their way express
train the entire distance from Santa Fe, New
Mexico. They arrived at Chicago Saturday
morning. They then secured places on top of
the trucks of of the sleepers the fast
press No G. on the Fort WAYNE road, in which
position they rode the entire four hundred and
sixty-eght miles to this city, arriving here last
night. They laid over IN box car to stretch
their stiffened limbs and get nights rest
When discovered this morning, the young
Hebrew, in speaking of his experience. said:
1.-The greatest difficulty had the
Santa Fe road. The people that road boast
that within the the last couple of years they
have been vigilant that no tramps have got
free rides on their trains. The officials recently
made a promise that they would give new suit
of clothes to the first who stole ride
the road. l wanted to get new suit of clothes,
and | was anxious to get back to
Philadelphia So made the trial
succeeded, and went after tbs new clothes.
Did get theml Well, this suit is little dusty,
but it don't look very old, does it! l am trying
to take good care of it That's the /
carry this little brush with me- / got the
Santa Fe road all right. where they have cowboy
brakemen. / guess I'm sharp enough to steal
my way over the Pennsylvania railroad I'll be
in Philadelphia toni ght, sure"
The young fellow fshed nickIe out of his
pocket, saving that he going to get lunch,
but that he would soon be back again.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Perpetrator of Wrong Against a
Child Warned to Leave the Village.
A Relic of the Log-Cabin and Hard-Cider
Campaign-An Illinois Man Under Arrest
in Texas for Wife Murder-Geanings.
INDIANA.

A Father Driven to Suicide by Cruel
Wrong Inflicted Upon His Daughter.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
LoGANsPoRT, May 4.-Three weeks ago Eman
ual Loser, postmaster at Adamsborough village
six miles east of this city, was arrested and
pleaded guilty to charge OF assault on the ten
year-old daughter of George Bush. The affair
preyed upon the mind of Bush to such an extent
that he committed suicide last Saturday. The
citizens of Adamsbo borough have notified Loser to
leave the village. and threaten to mob him if he
does not comply with their order. He has been
a leader in the church for years, and has always
borne good reputation.
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hauchtily sweeping down the grand parlors
dragging after her her mothers best wintes
gown of velvet, and glittering with her mothers
trlnkets 1t warm work enduring that
heavy. oppressive fnery. but for three DAYS
father and daughter held there their indie
pendent little court at the famous watering
place, each ignoring the others presence-a
clear case of Greek meet Greek" At the end
of that time Sarah ANONYMOUSLY taken
home by her father and duly punished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

Enquirer giving pretty full account of George
Washington's connection with Mt. Vernon We
understand there is some Ratchet story other
about General Washington's early career, but
Gath for some reason does not refer TO it
Possibly it is something that he thought ought
to be hushed up. but the public demands all the
news aud if Gath" doesn't give it some one
else will There's use trying to suppress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Sale of the Kokomo Tribune.

Special TO the InGlanapOlls Journal.
KoKoMo, May 4.-The Gazette Tribune, the
organ of the Republican party, sold to-day
by B. B. johnson to Harry McMoniean and ].
j. Kantz, of Wabash, SO, 500 being the considera-
ton. Mr.. Johnson will retire from the news
paper business. Messrs McMonigan & Kantz
will continue the publication of the daily and
weekly, witL slight change in the name. The
paper, which is one of the best newspaper plants
in the State, will be called the kokomo Tribune
The new management will take possession on
Monday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

Strips of oil cloth about six inches wide sewed
firmly with linen thread the ends of a
tapestry rug will serve to make the rug lie per-
fectiy fiat as long as the oil cloth lasts. Care
must be taken that the stitches 60 not snow
through on the right side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Driven to Suicide by Cancer.

Special TO the IndlanapoIls JOurnaI
DANvILLE May George Disch, German
of this city. committed suicide, this morning.
by taking morphine. He was driven to the act
by extreme suffering from cancer on the face
and nose. He member of Post No 404.
G. A. R., of Mattoon, ILL.,. and his age was
forty-four. He was unmarried.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
A Newsy Correspondent.

PlttsburE DIsPHlCH
George Alfred Townsend is one of the most
versatile and enterprising of newspaper cores
pondents There is little e.oing on that he
dosen't find sooner or later. and il will there
fore not surprise the other correspondents to
know that he scooped them again yesterday by
flashing special from New York TO the Cincinnati
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Rov Seriously Injured.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE. May 4.-Ths afternoon at Fair
land several boys were playing with a hand-car,
when, in some way. 1t was run over of Mr..
Daniel Francis, breaking the bows thigh ard
otherwise iDjuring him. probably fatally.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

QUEENsTowN, May Arrived: City Of Mon
treal City of Rome, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. May ARRIVED: Rhynland,
from New York for Antwerp.
GLASGOW. May ARRIVED: Manitoban, from
Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

During April the mail-carriers OF indianapolis
delivered 26T5 registered letters, AL 1917 sealed
letters. 564 postal cards, "a $50 local letters.
AZ 04l local postal cards and 202, 475 newspapers;
the collections during the same period comprised
26s. 057 letters, "a. sos postal cards and 30, 493
Dewspapers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Genuine American Humor.

st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Prominent among the mob in Louisville were
citizens who prominent members of the Law
and Order League. Sarcasm of this kind is be-
You'd the reach of any but the American intellect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Church Dedication.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
SOUTH BEND. May 4-The First Baptist
Church society of this city dedicated their
church building to night. the services being
Quoted by Rev. P. S. Henson. of Chicago. The
structure is built Of rough stone and cost, COM
nlete S27 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

DR.. John Nj. Maisch, professor Of materia
medica ard botany in the Philadelphia Pa
College OF Pharmacy, mas been elected an honor
AIRY and corresponding member of the Pharma-
ceutical Society of Great Britain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
A Little Too Far.

Philadelphia Call.
The word doodle is reaching wide range of
significance. But when a Montana paper
marks that "the collection baskets of the church
contained good supply of DOODLE" think
that ii is carrying the meaning little too far
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

The Ohio Republican central committee met
in Cleveland YESTERDAY. and decided hold the
State convention In Toledo on july q and Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
oh, Why Not Now?
Philadelphia Press

FhlIadeIphla Press-
So Attorney-g general Garland proposes to en-
gage in the practice of law in New York in
March, 1889. But why not Immediately? There
is nothing in the Constitution or the statutes to
prevent him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05
Preferred Something Else.

New York Sun.
Bobby was inspecting the new baby for the
first time. and his dictum follows:
II spose it's nice 'nough what there is of it,"
he said. without enthusiasm, but I'm sorry it
amt a parrot"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

Rev. Matt S. Hughes is preach
ing on the Grinnell Circuit, Iowa
Matt formerly published newspa-
per in Parkersburg, but a few
months ago he was converted while
attending a meeting at Loveland
near Cincinnati, and changed his
occupation. He proved himself to
be fluent talker while canvassing
this Congressional District for John
y. Hutchinson and we are satisfied
that he VIII become an able minis
ter.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

a large portion ofthc town ofNew
Martinsville was destroyed by fire
recently. The losses are as follows.
NJ. Brast, Sr., stable and contents,
800, pool room and tables, $4,000,
damage to furniture, $500; insurance.
81 200. r. T. Richardson. store
and dwelling house, furniture and
stock Of drugs, $500; insurance. in
three Wheeling companies, 200
Stamford Bros, stable, contents.
lumber and hearse, 1900; no in.
surancc Joseph Clark, tobacco
house, $1,000; store house. 81. 500.
insured in Wheeling companies for
$500. NJ D. Dayis, dwelling and
furniture 1900; insurance. $1,000.
{. {. Esanbarth, store and dwelling.
goods and furniture, $4,000. G. w.
Kotzebue, store room, $4,000: hall
ixings, $500, insurance $500. p.
b. Lively dwelling, out houses. fur.
niture, etc 81 800. insurance, 81 100
Wetzel house, damage to furniture.
5000. Burrows & Eakin's goods
$1,000; insurance, $4,000. Capt
McEldowney, damange to furniture,
buildings, etc, $500. In G.. w.
kotzebue's store building in which
Burrows & Eakin's had their store. a
hall had been neatly fitted up in the
second story for travelling troupes
and public meetings, which was the
pride of the town, value 81 500
placed IN Cincinnati, O and eastern
companics
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

Mr.. Dudley Smith, of Guyandotte,
w. Va. died on the Ist inst, in his
S6th year. At the breaking out of
the rebellion he was the leading
merchant of that town, and a staunch
Union man, but was rendered pcnni-
less by the rebels sacking and burn
ing his property. He was life
long member of the NJ. f. church.
His wife was Miller, daughter of
one of the old Indian scouts of early
days, and a cousin to Jos. Drouillard,
Esq, of this city, now in his o2nd
year GaIlipOliS Journal.
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at the Crystal Drugstore, HumtimgtOn-~-T

but will recover Kanaacha Ga
zette.
1t was only an attempted murder,
Mr.. Gazette. Mr.. Bush is now
getting along nicely and viii recov-
er. "His wife" was not "shot
Hrouah the head" either, as stated
in the above paragraph, but the
bullet only grdzed her head.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

The truth of the following from
the Wheeling htelligencey is APP.
parent:
"lf the President had not vetoed
the dependent pension bill and q
miscellaneous assortment of mcritor.
ious private bills, the surplus in the
Treasury would not be so great
and we should not be hearing Sc
much of the stringency of the mon.
ey market.
If Congress had consented to the
proposition that we need a navy
and coast defenses, there would
have been relief in that direction
Then there was opportunity to do a
double good by aHording sufficient
protection on certain home products
and this, by keeping back foreign
products in equal measure, would
have reduced the revenues and kept
in circulation so much more money
And then Congress might have
left with the people over a hundred
millions more by cutting off the
head of the Internal Revenue Blu.
reau, the usefulness of which estab.
lishment has long since ceased
There are many ways to afford re.
lief, if the powers that be are in
earnest
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

This is the time of the year when
the farmer who doesn't take news
paper because he can't afford it,
meets with two or three travelling
confidence men and gets cheated
out of enough money in one day to
pay for subscription to half a
dozen daily papers from every
State in the Union.=Er.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

We find the following in the
Calhoun Chronicle, and if we were
not acquainted with the editor of
that paper we certainly could not
believe it:
Probably the biggest yoke OF
oxen in the world are on exhibition
at the Eastern Maine fair this week
They were raised in Vermont, and
measure 10 feet in grth and actually
weigh 1000 pounds. 1t cost to
raise them up to their great weigh;
over 81, 900.
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hired girl brought from the ice
house a large cake of ice, and 10 and
behold, within that cake were the
doctors identical glasses, which had
to be chopped out"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

We have noticed the following
going the rounds Of the State press.
without any credit We suppose it
originated wiQ one Of the Richie
county editors and mustbe the truth.
last winter DR. Hall, Of Richie
T. H., lost a $40 pair Of gold specto.
eles. One day this summer hi.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-09-29

The Ensign Manufacturing Com.
Pany at Huntington are erecting an
additional building to their already
large establishment The new
building will be used for the erec.
ton OF passenger coaches and will
give employment to a hundred or
more additional men.